1. TOPIC 6 BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN

2. Identifying Hearing Loss Under 3 Months Not a purpose at RFP No reliable behavioral measures for this age range Be aware of behaviors consistent with normally hearing, normally developing infants Recall factors that put a child at risk for hearing loss on the high risk registery

3. Identifying Hearing Loss Through the First Year Communication checklists Parents’ reports Case history Informal observation Formal testing Visual Reinforcement Audiometry Immittance Audiometry

4. Sound Field Arrangement for VRA

5. Typical Response Levels to Sounds from birth-2 years

6. Limitations of VRA Minimum response levels aren’t thresholds Habituation Inadvertent cues Sound field limitations

7. Identifying Hearing Loss in the 1-5 year old Communication checklists Parents’ reports Case history Informal observation Formal testing Play or conditioned play audiometry Immittance audiometry

8. Important Points Regarding Play Audiometry Tell and demonstrate what you want the child to do Lead the child physically and verbally Praise the child for good behavior Be firm Be clear